Watch Dominyka Obelenyte’s choke in the Atlanta Open
Sitting absolute world champion Dominyka Obelenyte continues to perform at the highest level in 2017. Early this month she fought at the Atlanta Winter Open.…
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Obelenyte wins double gold at Atlanta International Open
Two-time absolute BJJ world champion Dominyka Obelenyte was the big winner at the Atlanta International Open 2017, which took place over the weekend. The Fabio…
Dominyka Obelenyte, João Gabriel, João Miyao, Otavio Sousa shine at New York BJJ Pro; see more results
The New York BJJ Pro, an event held by the IBJJF featuring cash prizes, took place on the night of November 19 at the Nat…
Dominyka Obelenyte wins double gold at Charlotte International Open of Jiu-Jitsu
Sitting absolute world champion Dominyka Obelenyte keeps winning IBJJF tournaments. The latest was this Saturday’s Charlotte International Open, in North Carolina. Obelenyte had no opponent…
BJJ world champion Dominyka Obelenyte on why she left Marcelinho Garcia’s team
Black-belt Dominyka Obelenyte surprised many people when she announced she was leaving Marcelinho Garcia's team. Obelenyte got each of her belts under Marcelinho, and it…
Video: Marcelo Garcia training with Dominyka Obelenyte
Five world titles and four ADCC titles. Marcelinho Garcia's résumé speaks for itself. The black-belt under Fabio Gurgel is among the greatest competitors ever and…
2016 Worlds: Buchecha makes history with unprecedented 4th open class title, Dominyka wins back to back; other results
The 2016 World Jiu-Jitsu championship is absolutely in the books. And it was one really for the books. First of all, Marcus Buchecha wrote a…
Countdown to the 2016 Worlds: Dominyka feeling more comfortable with her game as she aims for another double gold campaign
Dominyka Obelenyte first placed at the World championship in 2008, as a juvenile blue belt, at 12 years of age. Back then, she met Mackenzie Dern…
Countdown to the 2016 Worlds: 8 American stars that made big waves at the world championship
In a sea of Brazilians, a little more than a handful of American black belts have written their names in world championship history. The competition was…
Countdown to the 2016 Worlds: 7 matches we look forward to seeing happen in Long Beach
Every year the World championship is the stage for some of Jiu-Jitsu's greatest battles. Since Roleta vs. Wallid in 1996, all the way to Buchecha…
Dominyka aims for the Worlds; exams reveal knee injury won’t require surgery
It seems like Dominyka Obelenyte will be able to defend her gold medals at the 2016 World Jiu-Jitsu championship. The reigning black belt open class and…
The best of 2015: what you can learn from this year’s most successful competitors
Bernardo Faria, Dominyka Obelenyte, Felipe Pena and Mackenzie Dern finished the year of 2015 as the standouts of the competition circuit. Faria and Obelenyte shined…